Submitted by Gloria Moreno on August 27, 2015

Android Development "Getting Started" Application Note Documents Available

Gloria Moreno - August 27, 2015

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We've developed Getting Started with Android Development Application Note documents that describe the end to end process of designing, packaging, deploying and running an Android application using the Zebra Link-OS™ Multiplatform SDK and Smartphone Utility.

For more information, go to:

Getting Started with Android Development – Zebra Android Link-OS SDK – Android Studio
Getting Started with Android Development - Zebra Android Link-OS SDK - Eclipse.

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